Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE) is an Oracle-managed container orchestration service designed to reduce the time and cost to build modern cloud native applications. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides Container Engine for Kubernetes as a free service that the vendor states runs on higher-performance, lower-cost compute shapes. DevOps engineers can use unmodified, open source Kubernetes for application workload portability and to simplify operations with automatic updates and patching.

Developer features

One-click cluster creation

Deploy Kubernetes clusters including the underlying virtual cloud networks, internet gateways, and NAT gateways with a single click.

Complete REST API and command line interface (CLI) support

Automate Kubernetes operations with web-based REST API and CLI for all actions including Kubernetes cluster creation, scaling, and operations.

Support for GPU and Arm-based instances

Manage GPU and Arm-based applications in a Kubernetes environment with OKE. Support multiarchitecture images with Oracle Container Image Registry (OCIR).

No cluster management fee

Unlike Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes does not charge for cluster management.

DevOps automation

Highly available Kubernetes with autoscaling

Increase the availability of applications using clusters that span multiple availability domains (data centers) in any commercial region or in Oracle Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer. Scale pods horizontally and vertically, and scale clusters too.

Streamline development and operations of Kubernetes clusters

Automate deployment of cloud native applications with Oracle Visual Builder Studio or any third-party tool. Monitor and secure these applications with tools from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Datadog, Aqua Security, and other partners.

Automatic Kubernetes upgrades

Easily and quickly upgrade container clusters, with zero downtime, to keep them up to date with the latest stable version of Kubernetes.

Self-healing cluster nodes

When it detects node failures, Container Engine for Kubernetes automatically provisions new worker nodes to maintain cluster availability.

Administration of worker nodes

Use the well-known, Docker-based container runtime for worker nodes, with full access via Secure Shell (SSH).

Portability and flexibility

Build apps that work across on-premises and other clouds

OKE uses unmodified open source Kubernetes that complies with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and Open Container Initiative (OCI) standards for application portability.

Flexibility to use any tool for cluster management

Bring your own tools, or take advantage of Oracle's partners for security, federation, observability, and build automation.

A comprehensive range of compute options

Optimize both cost and performance by choosing the most appropriate compute shapes from a wide range of bare metal, high-performance computing (HPC), and virtual machine options.

End-to-end container lifecycle management

Manage container lifecycles from start to finish. Build and test images with Visual Builder Studio, deploy from Registry, and integrate with Autonomous Database.

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